SA12 — Port Talbot
Port Talbot's SA12 postcode sits in Neath Port Talbot. The board behind it is assembled from 13,735 sales over 32 years of actual sales in 8 areas.
Across the recorded period the typical SA12 sale went from £37,000 in 1995 to £166,500 in 2026 — 4.5× growth. If you could time-travel once, aim for just before 2004 — prices moved +47.9% that year. The one to avoid was 2011: the median moved -8.6%, the roughest year in the local record.
Median sold price in SA12
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £37,000 | 276 |
| 2000 | £44,393 | 558 |
| 2005 | £88,000 | 524 |
| 2010 | £98,500 | 304 |
| 2015 | £93,000 | 439 |
| 2020 | £119,000 | 351 |
| 2025 | £159,000 | 415 |
| 2026 | £166,500 | 78 |
The areas on the board
8 areas make up the board, weighted by sales activity:
- Port Talbot (SA12 6) (33% of local sales) — busiest streets: Victoria Road, Mariners Point, Abbottsmoor
- Port Talbot (SA12 7) (17% of local sales) — busiest streets: Western Avenue, Afandale, Cathedral Way
- Cwmavon (17% of local sales) — busiest streets: Cae Glas, Ynys Y Wern, Penllyn
- Baglan (16% of local sales) — busiest streets: Village Gardens, Old Road, Rowan Tree Avenue
- Port Talbot (SA12 8) (10% of local sales) — busiest streets: Albion Road, Tyn Y Twr, Pentyla Baglan Road
- Aberavon (3% of local sales) — busiest streets: Harvey Crescent, New Street, John Street
- Pontrhydyfen (3% of local sales) — busiest streets: Penhydd Street, Twynpandy, Morgans Terrace
- Tonmawr (1% of local sales) — busiest streets: Johns Terrace, Dan Y Coed, Blaenavon Terrace
Reading about 2004 is easy; surviving 2011 is the game. Play the SA12 board.
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Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.